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To anyone who is knowledgeable about clutches on the E46..
Mine grabs fully when it's basically fully out (top of the peddle). So I feel I need to replace it soon.
Andy tells me BMW's have auto adjusting clutches, so it shouldn't do that. And that if it doesn't slip, don't replace it.

The past couple days I've been beating on it a bit, to try and recreate something I've noticed.

When I bring it to redline or close, and shift quick enough, I hear a slight "grind"? noise.
More of sandpaper rubbing against itself, but for a split second. I'm assuming it's my clutch slipping at that point due to the high RPM and low life left?

Also, yesterday, I took off out of a turn and noticed I had NO power. Normally first gear takes a second, 2nd gear takes a like 5 seconds.. (Just using the numbers as a reference. Not actual. Obviously.)
But when I took off that time, I was on the floor and not moving. It took like 4-5 seconds for first gear, and like 20 seconds to get out of second.

No idea what happened, it has done this one other time, or so I think. Not sure if I just imagined the other time.

Did your rpms climb as you were giving it gas( clutch slipping) or was engine not producing the power? Not sure how you hear sounds or what u know but right b4 shifter goes in gear noise may be synchros in trans gettin worse? Try taking off in 4th gear and see if stalls car or slips clutch

Clutch is perfect, feels almost new says the mechanic. (Normally works on maserati's and ferrari's)
The issue was my fuel pump was starting to die.
But now it's just dead. 20psi, where it SHOULD be giving 50psi.

When I go to get the car, he wants me to take him on a little drive, to show him the noise.
Free pass to beat the SHIT out for this car for a bit. lol